こなす

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
熟す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「こなす
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
こなす なす
Imperative (命令形) こなせ なせ
Key constructions
Passive こなされる なされる
Causative こなさせる なさせる
Potential こなせる なせる
Volitional こなそう なそ
Negative こなさない なさない
Negative perfective こなさなかった なさなかった
Formal こなします なしま
Perfective こなした なした
Conjunctive こなして なして
Hypothetical conditional こなせば なせ

Verb

こなす (konasugodan (stem こなし (konashi), past こなした (konashita))

  1. digest
  2. break down, break to pieces
  3. deal with (well), manage, finish

Conjugation

Suffix

こなす (-konasu

  1. well, skilfully

Usage notes

Attach after the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) form of a verb. This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN